Non-convulsive status epilepticus induced by acute thalamic lesions: A report of three cases
| Autor: | Ana Catarina Franco, Carla Bentes, Sara Parreira, Luis Abreu, Ana Rita Peralta |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Status epilepticus Electroencephalography Mental status changes 03 medical and health sciences Epilepsy Status Epilepticus 0302 clinical medicine Thalamus Seizures Humans Medicine In patient Adult patients medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Convulsive status epilepticus Mental Disorders General Medicine medicine.disease Neurology Anesthesia Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Thalamic lesions |
| Zdroj: | Seizure. 89:1-4 |
| ISSN: | 1059-1311 |
| Popis: | The thalamocortical network appears to play a pivotal role in ictogenesis. We herein present three cases of non-convulsive status epilepticus (SE), in adult patients without previous history of epilepsy or seizures, precipitated by acute thalamic vascular and metabolic-induced lesions. In all cases the EEG showed patterns consistent with generalized SE confirmed either by a fast and complete clinical and EEG response to anti-seizure medication or definitive subtle motor signs consistent with SE. We argue that the subcortical disruption of thalamocortical networks due to the thalamic lesion predisposed to the occurrence of non-convulsive SE. In patients with thalamic disorders and unexplained mental status changes EEG evaluation should always be considered. |
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